Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sangatte today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sangatte at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sangatte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 33 | 45 | 120 | 75 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 78 | 120 | 93 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:21PM6.89m | 5:45AM6.53m | 6:05PM6.44m | 6:30AM6.04m | 6:55PM5.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM1.32m | 00:15AM1.40m | 12:31PM1.75m | 00:54AM1.88m | 1:10PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 45 | 120 | 75 | 32 | — | — | 17 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 78 | 120 | 93 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 477 | 477 | 819 | 48 | 218 | 202 | 41 | 269 | 302 | 173 | 546 | 209 | 216 | 435 | 437 | 406 | 398 | 455 | 455 | 399 | 218 |
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